PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has been named Trinidad and Tobago's 2006 Player of the Year for the second successive year. Yorke played a major role in the Soca Warriors' success in qualifying for the World Cup for the first time. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Patrick Manning has admitted that cross-border talks have broken down, after the signing of the PetroCaribe agreement last July involving Venezuela and other countries in the region. read more..

KINGSTON, Jamaica: At a press conference last week Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, gave his commitment to fulfill his country's obligations under the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which was reached with the Jamaican government some two years ago. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters): BP Trinidad and Tobago plans to drill 10 wells over a decade when it resumes oil and gas exploration in the Caribbean twin island state in 2008 after a one-year break, a company official said. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Some 53 officers from the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force were on Wednesday part of the first batch in a series of training programmes on HIV/AIDS Awareness involving the US military. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Government is moving to provide increased protection for witnesses and persons who are required to give evidence in criminal court proceedings. It is also seeking to make hearsay evidence admissible in court. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A 27-member trade mission from Nova Scotia, Canada is now on a visit to Trinidad and Tobago to pursue business and investment opportunities. The undertaking is being described as one of the largest trade missions to the country. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters): Sixty European tourists, mainly British nationals, fell ill with gastroenteritis at a hotel in Tobago and health authorities are considering closing its kitchen, a senior medical official said on Thursday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Fire is reported to have damaged the official residence of the Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner in Jamaica. The residence is located in the Jack's Hill neighbourhood of Kingston, where a number of heads of missions reside. read more..

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The people of Trinidad and Tobago are now living in terror and President George Maxwell Richards must now step forward and take leadership in restoring law and order, Congress of the People political leader, Winston Dookeran has said. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the largest private sector organisation representing businesses throughout the country, has delivered a strong worded message to the Patrick Manning-led administration and all parliamentarians. read more..

CHAGUANAS, Trinidad: The arrest of broadcaster, Inshan Ishmael was politically motivated and in fact, directly related to the wishes of the Government, Congress of the People political leader, Winston Dookeran has said. read more..

MOSCOW, Russia: Former Trinidad and Tobago champion Fana Ashby will make her professional career debut at the 2007 Russian Winter, an IAAF Permit Indoor meeting on Sunday January 28, in the Russian capital of Moscow. read more..

The Hindu Students Council wishes to express its firm disapproval over the arrest of broadcaster and businessman, Inshan Ishmael. The circumstances surrounding the arrest of Mr Ishmael are extremely worrying. read more..

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Owner and broadcaster of Trinidad and Tobago's lone Islamic television station, Ishan Ishmael, has been released after being arrested for allegedly attempting to lead an illegal demonstration against the state. read more..

COUVA, Trinidad: A superb five-wicket haul from Amit Jaggernauth led Trinidad and Tobago to an easy 185-run win over the Leeward Islands on the fourth and final day of the third round of the Carib Beer Series at Couva on Tuesday. read more..

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Negotiations on a bilateral fishing agreement between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have resumed. After a break of over three years, officials from the two countries met in Port-of-Spain this week for talks aimed at settling the dispute. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's embattled Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Attorney General John Jeremie, as well as Acting Chief Justice Roger Hamel-Smith, are all set to take the witness stand in court. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN , Trinidad: After the toughest route to the final, playing more qualification games than any other team, Haiti lifted the Digicel Caribbean Cup after defeating Trinidad & Tobago 2-1 in a thrilling final. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: One of Trinidad and Tobago's best-known criminologists, independent Senator Professor Ramesh Deosaran, has made a call for strong and immediate action against persons who he said are bent on terrorising society. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago showed just why they were the Caribbean’s favourite side this past summer when they overcame a very strong Cuban side to reach the Digicel Caribbean Cup Final, where they will play Haiti for the right to be crowned champions. read more..

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: A sparkling half-century from teenager Kieron Pollard guided Trinidad and Tobago to an easy five-wicket victory over defending champions Guyana, as the second round of the West Indies limited-overs KFC Cup got underway on Wednesday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: At a seminar this week held in Trinidad, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said he believes his country can learn some good economic lessons from the Republic of Ireland, measures that have been used by the Irish government to stimulate economic growth. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago showed why they are the perceived the no 1 team in the Caribbean when they produced a professional display to defeat Martinique 5-1 in the Digicel Caribbean Cup Group Sedely Joseph in the Hasely Crawford stadium. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Immigration Division of the Ministry of National Security in Trinidad and Tobago will be implementing on January 24, 2007 a new Machine Readable Passport and Integrated Border Management System. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: After a spectacular opening ceremony unveiled the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals in Trinidad, the home side kicked off the finals tournament with an extremely entertaining game of football. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: West Indies captain and batting maestro, Brain Lara, launched a cancer treatment centre in his name during a media conference in the Kapok Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Wednesday. Lara said the launching was a bittersweet moment for him. read more..

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Denzil Douglas and his counterpart of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, played critical roles in ensuring the deepening of the regional integration process last year. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The President of Trinidad and Tobago's Senate, Dr Linda Baboolal, has spoken out in favour of making all Members of Parliament in Trinidad and Tobago full-time. Currently some members are serving part time. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Public Services Association of Trinidad and Tobago, the recognised bargaining body for the country's public servants, met Wednesday with a representative group of protesting doctors. read more..

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: American crime fighter, and crime consultant, Bernard Kerik, has arrived in Trinidad for talks with local officials on ways of curtailing the country's spiraling crime wave. The country has experienced at least three killings for the year 2007. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Protesting doctors at the nation's public health institutions in Trinidad are threatening mass resignations. The action comes following an injunction filed by government to prevent them from abandoning their jobs. read more..

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The Communications, Transport and General Workers Trade Union in Trinidad and Irenia Patterson, BWIA's acting area manager for Jamaica, through the industrial court in Trinidad, have blocked the management of the national airline from disposing of its assets. read more..

CHICAGO, USA (Bloomberg): Alcoa Inc. has said that Trinidad's government approached it about building an aluminum smelter in an alternative location to that planned on the island's Cap-de-Ville, denying a report that the project was cancelled. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: As the December 31 date draws closer for shutting down operations at Trinidad and Tobago national airline BWIA, another airline, the recently established Caribbean Airlines, has now appointed a new team aimed at making a smooth transition from BWIA when it makes its first official flight on January 1, 2007. read more..

SEOUL, South Korea (Bloomberg): Samsung Engineering Co., a South Korean construction company, has said it received a $176 million order to build a refinery for Petrotrin, the state oil company of Trinidad and Tobago. read more..

Some special interest groups are determined that Trinidad should serve as a site for ALCOA aluminium-smelting. This is extremely unwise and short-sighted in a small country with a quickly-growing population. read more..

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The final qualification Group J of the Digicel Caribbean Cup has had to be moved from the originally proposed venue of Bermuda from December 12 -16 to now being held in Trinidad from January 5-7, 2007. read more..

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP): FIFA's executive committee on Wednesday reprimanded its vice-president Jack Warner, but decided not to impose any sanctions following the illicit resale of tickets at the 2006 World Cup. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A major aluminum smelter symposium has begun in Port of Spain, Trinidad. This comes at the same time as a raging debate over the setting up of smelter plants in the country announced by Prime Minister Patrick Manning. read more..

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following their convincing 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in the first leg of their CONCACAF Under-20 qualifiers in Kingston on Sunday, Jamaica left the island full of confidence going into Wednesday's return leg in the twin islands. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Bank of Nova Scotia Trinidad and Tobago Limited and the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited have stated that the offer to purchase shares in Dehring Bunting and Golding (DB&G) was declared unconditional on November 27, 2006. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters): BP Trinidad and Tobago will take a one-year break from its exploration programme in 2007 after failing to find new hydrocarbons in the deepest well ever drilled in the Caribbean country, the company's chief executive said on Monday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Leader of the Jamaat-Al- Muslimeen in Trinidad, Yasin Abu Bakr, has been freed of all charges of conspiracy to murder two expelled members of his organisation. The judgment was handed down on Monday by Justice Mustapha Ibrimam. read more..

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma can be arrested and prosecuted on charges he attempted to influence the trial of a former prime minister, Britain's Privy Council ruled Thursday. read more..

I was not the least bit surprised yesterday by the news, which spread like wildfire throughout the Caribbean, that the Privy Council in London had ruled, unanimously, against Trinidad and Tobago Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for ICC World Cup Cricket 2007 announced on Wednesday that Phase 2 ticketing comes to a close on November 30, 2006. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Officials of the United States Embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad, will observe World AIDS Day on December 1, at the island's Queen's Park Health Counselling Center. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Caribbean Airlines, the new air carrier to replace Trinidad and Tobago's national airline BWIA, unveiled its first aircraft in Port of Spain on Monday. The aircraft is a Boeing 737 with a seating capacity for 150 persons. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidadian national, 28-year-old Rashim Ibrahim De Silva, is one of two persons missing following the disappearance of an aircraft between Bequia and St Vincent & the Grenadines. read more..

HAVANA, Cuba: Candice Scott, the Trinidad and Tobago World Championships and Olympic Hammer Throw finalist, said she is already looking forward to the challenge of meeting the performance standards for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: With its massive masquerade bands, astounding costumes, pulsating music and unparalleled stamina for partying, Trinidad & Tobago Carnival is often referred to as the world’s greatest street festival. read more..

SUNDERLAND, England: Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke has once again dismissed talks of ending his career following a number of reports suggesting that he may soon call it a day. read more..

CHAGUANAS, Trinidad: Congress of the People political leader, Winston Dookeran, has slammed Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning, who has said he intends to create mixed communities using Caroni lands. read more..

PETALUMA, USA: Calix announced on Wednesday that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) has selected solutions from Calix to upgrade access lines spread over 125 locations on two islands. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: There is a controversy brewing in Trinidad and Tobago about a reporter's right to accept cell phone calls from prisoners. The issue stems from a reported prison riot last week at the Trinidad maximum state prison in Arouca. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Vice President of India, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has paid a courtesy call on Trinidad and Tobago. He arrived in Trinidad on November 9 for the official visit and departed on November 11. During his stay, Shekhawat visited the Eric Williams Memorial Collection. read more..

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's senior netballers sealed victory in their three match series against Caribbean arch rivals Trinidad and Tobago, when they defeated the visitors for the second time in the series on Saturday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Patrick Manning-led administration in Trinidad & Tobago came under heavy criticism in the Senate on Tuesday over security regulations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup tournament in Port of Spain. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago continues to receive favourable financial reviews from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its latest report, the IMF says the country is remaining on a good economic growth path. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Along with protests in Trinidad about the dangers associated with smelter plants comes an announcement by Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, that a third smelter could be on the way. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidadian, Razia Ali, is the country's new Ambassador to Venezuela. Ali's Instrument of Appointment was delivered to her on Friday by Trinidad and Tobago's Foreign Affairs Minister, Arnold Piggott. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has signed an agreement with the United States, which now allows the US access to information about people traveling to and from the Caribbean and also within the region. The agreement provides for the sharing of airline passenger data. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Judicial and Legal Service Commission in Trinidad has turned down claims made by the island's embattled Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma, that the country's Chief Magistrate had been involved in a conspiracy in relation to the Basdeo Panday trial. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Dr Lenny Saith, is part of a seven-member delegation visiting China. Saith's visit follows a long-standing invitation to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from China. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and Venezuela's Guardia Nacional are on the look-out for two armed men, who abducted a 53-year-old man and stole a fishing boat to make good their escape. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: History will be created in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, when the House of Representatives meets for a semi-official political sendoff for former Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday. The House will meet with Panday as the former MP says goodbye to Parliament. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A Trinidadian national is believed to be among ten most wanted men in New York City. The New York Daily News has reported that 38-year-old Andre Neversen, is wanted for murdering his sister, and his former girlfriend. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: United States Secretary for Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, is due to arrive in Trinidad Thursday for talks with several national security ministers of the Caribbean region. Discussions will focus on security arrangements for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. read more..

LONDON, England: Trinidadian striker Stern John scored a goal and made another as Coventry City defeated Colchester 2-1 at the Ricoh Arena in the lone English Coca-Cola League Championship match on Monday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Couva North in Trinidad, Basdeo Panday, has returned to private life after his seat was officially declared vacated last week by the Trinidad Parliament. The former PM had spent over 30 years in politics. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Visiting officers from the Metropolitan Police in London have appealed to Trinidad and Tobago for help in capturing a serial rapist. The officers held a news conference at Police Headquarters in Port of Spain on Thursday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: There was high drama in downtown Port of Spain on Thursday night when two window cleaners working on the twin towers on Independence Square had to be rescued from the outer portion of the 17th floor of the financial complex. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Mobile telecommunications operator Digicel has called on its competitor in Trinidad & Tobago, the Telecommunication Services of Trinidad & Tobago (TSTT), to stop immediately its "anti-competitive practice" of blocking calls made from Digicel’s network. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A parcel containing a gun, marijuana, cigarettes and a knife have been seized by the prison authorities in Trinidad. The seizure comes in light of several appeals by prison officers, who continue to stay away from the facility. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago’s murder rate has now jumped to 301. Among the recent murder victims was 27-year-old Keston Peters, who was said to have been killed outside the Penal police station in south Trinidad on Friday. read more..

Trinidad and Tobago, land of Carnival, steel band, tassa, calypso and chutney, is the same country that gives the world its unique brand of Divali. Indeed, the Hindu Festival of Lights has become Trinidad’s second largest national open-air festival after Carnival. read more..

WASHINGTON, USA: Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador Marina Valere on Wednesday presided over the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council, and urged a more serious look at measures to eradicate poverty and tackle concerns such as the needs of women and children. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the Patrick Manning administration's 2006/2007 38 billion dollar budget is a recipe for disaster. She said government had lost its way in failing to deal with key issues. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The United States government, through its Port of Spain, Trinidad, Embassy, has donated computer equipment to the Trinidad Belmont Boys' Roman Catholic School in Port of Spain. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's national budget of TT$38 billion, which was presented on Wednesday by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Patrick Manning, has begun to receive widespread reaction from the national community. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A reduction in inflation, greater social sector support, more emphasis on fighting crime and drug trafficking, increased focus on the energy sector and an expanded role for the non-oil energy sector, are some of the highlights of Trinidad and Tobago's 2007 budget. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma appeared before the Privy Council in London on Tuesday in an attempt to prevent efforts by the authorities in Trinidad to arrest him. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The names of the winners of this year's Caribbean Heritage Awards have been announced. The awardees include Trinidad and Tobago national, calypsonian Macarthur Lewis, who is known internationally as Calypso Rose. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, alarming locals and leaving major areas of the Caribbean country of 1.3 million without electricity. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: During a visit on Wednesday to the new campus of the University of Trinidad and Tobago, education experts from around the hemisphere learned about the country’s new policies to ensure that schoolteachers can earn a university education. read more..

WASHINGTON, USA: Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning, speaking on Wednesday at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, stressed the multifaceted security challenge facing the Americas. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Foreign Affairs Minister, Knowlson Gift, has resigned from the Patrick Manning Administration. The shock resignation came in a four-page letter to Manning as the Prime Minister was on a trip to the US. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Thousands of Tobagonians have formed a pressure movement protesting against the sale of land on the island to foreigners. More than three thousand names have so far been collected by way of a petition. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Puerto Rico is said to be one of the countries in the region that now suffers from a critical trade imbalance and is seeking to increase trade with Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and other countries in the region. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago 's President George Maxwell Richards has spoken of what he terms "convulsions," which are taking place in the country as food and social issues currently affect the nation. read more..

WASHINGTON, USA: A four-day seminar entitled "New Approaches to Policy and Practice for Teacher Educators in the Americas" opens Tuesday in Port-of-Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. read more..

Bolstered by significant foreign-exchange inflows to its energy sector, Trinidad and Tobago is achieving astounding growth in its GDP. Between 2002 and 2005, the country's international trade balance increased from US$237.7 million to over US$2.64 billion. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: There is heightened concern about food security in the region and it is now believed that urgent measures must be taken to address the vulnerability of some Caricom member states on this issue. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Health officials in Tobago have denied reports that babies are dying at the Scarborough General Hospital as a result of poor administration and poor health conditions. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: President of the Trinidad and Tobago Prisons Officers Association, Michael Williams, says he has been banned by the authorities from entering the island's Remand Prison due to recent developments among the Prisons Administration and inmates. read more..

While on vacation there in 2004, the Trinidad & Tobago government received about US$9 million. It equated to approximately TT$54 million. Television channel 5 reported how the money was to be spent. My calculation accounted for TT$9 million. read more..

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP): FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and his son face a day of destiny on Friday as global football's governing body investigates corruption and embezzlement accusations against the pair. They are both accused of making money through the illegal sale of World Cup tickets. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The United States Government, via its Agency for International Development of Foreign Disaster Assistance, has given the University of the West Indies St Augustine Seismic Research Unit in Trinidad a US$249,680 grant, which will be used to upgrade the Unit's seismic monitoring. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A proposal towards the establishment of a bi-lateral investment treaty between Trinidad and Tobago, and the Republic of Ireland, was one of the major issues to emerge from recent discussions. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago national airline, BWIA is to be shut down by December 31, 2006. A new company, Caribbean Airlines, is to take the place of BWIA. The decision to shut down BWIA was announced Friday following a meeting between labour union officials and management. read more..

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Australian A-League champions Sydney FC say they will play less for their next marquee player after being taken to the brink of financial ruin in their signing of Trinidad and Tobago captain Dwight Yorke. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Despite what government says is at the moment a buoyant Trinidad and Tobago economy, there will still be the need to seek financial assistance from financial agencies such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The United States Embassy in Port of Spain on Wednesday issued a statement saying that the US will continue to work with the Trinidad and Tobago government and the security agencies to continue the fight against drug trafficking. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: About 38 service-orientated companies in Trinidad and Tobago are expected to be part of a high powered regional trade mission to the Dominican Republic from October 16 to 20. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning, has defended his administration's spending, saying it is for the betterment of the country. Speaking at a luncheon on Tuesday, Manning said government spends not because it wants to but because it has to. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted claims that government is involved in a conspiracy to deliberately delay the sending of an appeal court file of Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma to the Privy Council in London for review. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago: Steel pan aficionados and novices alike can enjoy the powerful and melodic sounds of the only musical instrument invented in the 20th Century throughout the month of September during the Pan Yard Sensations. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Major gang leaders in Trinidad have agreed to end gang violence in and around the country's capital city. Members of the various gangs gathered in the crime plagued community of Laventille for an anti-crime rally. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: The Prisons Association in Trinidad has called for the authorities to deal with outstanding issues affecting officers, which it believes contribute to disorder at the nation's prisons. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: As budget day nears, the Trinidad and Tobago Government is expected to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) on specific items in the next fiscal year. This is one of several measures that would be undertaken by the current administration. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad Government is moving to establish a new Heritage Stabilization Fund to buffer against the uncertainties and potential depletion within its energy sector. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The government of Trinidad and Tobago is due to begin widespread consultation before the end of the year on a proposed new National Draft Constitution for the country. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Executive of the Trinidad and Tobago local Chapter of Disabled Peoples International, DPI, say the organization is in danger of not having a voice on a current United Nations Convention for persons with disabilities. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: At least one labour union is gearing up for a long fight with the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago. On Tuesday the Communication Workers Union reported that some 345 of TSTT's staff are set to be retrenched. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Finance, Conrad Enill, has dismissed reports of an August 21 budget presentation to the nation. Enill told the media that preparations for the country's 2006/2007 fiscal package were still underway. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Army is to get a new Chief of Defence Staff before the end of this week. A new Chief of Defence Staff is to be appointed to replace Brigadier General Ancil Antoine. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs in Japan is on an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago from August 9-12. Dr Kuniko Inoguchi and a 6-member delegation arrived in Trinidad on Wednesday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A date has been set for the trial of Trinidad and Tobago's former Government Minister of Energy, Finbar Gangar on charges of failing to declare his financial assets, contrary to the country's Integrity in Public Life Act of 1987. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Passengers now traveling through Trinidad's Piarco International Airport are now subject to tighter security regulations following the discovery of a plot to blow up aircraft enroute from the UK to the US. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce is calling for government to take immediate measures to ensure that citizens maintain an adequate standard of living in light of reports of worrying inflation indicators. read more..

TOKYO, Japan (AFP): Japan won their first game under new coach Ivica Osim on Wednesday, with Brazilian-born Alessandro Santos scoring twice early to sink Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in a friendly here. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Council of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus in Trinidad has agreed to renew the contract of Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie as Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the St Augustine Campus. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling which was made earlier by another judge preventing the arrest of the country's Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The London-based Privy Council has ordered a continuation of an injunction by Trinidad and Tobago's high court that prevents any arrest of Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma, who is accused of perverting the course of public justice. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank has issued another financial report. In its latest data, it says that the Central Statistical Office has revealed that the domestic economy continues to experience inflationary pressures. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's embattled Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma, has bowed to pressure, saying he has decided to step down from performing any judicial duties until his application for judicial review is heard. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Traveling from the land of peaches and southern hospitality to the cultural capital of the Caribbean and industrial epicenter of the West Indies is now easier than ever.. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, George Maxwell Richards, says as head of state he will soon take action on the controversy concerning the country's Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma, who is charged with perverting the course of public justice. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Law Association on Thursday made a decision to call in an independent senior attorney to advise on whether or not Trinidad's Attorney General, John Jeremie, is guilty of contempt of court. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Journalists and reporters from the Trinidad media were on Friday left somewhat in the dark on details and matters discussed during an emergency meeting of the country's National Security Council. read more..

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The President of the Grenada Bar Association, Ruggles Ferguson, is concerned about the implications the situation involving Trinidad and Tobago’s Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma could have for the region. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The International Society for Oral Literature in Africa (ISOLA) will host its 6th conference at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad from July 20 – 23, 2006. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Governments of Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela are soon to conclude an agreement for the unitizing of any hydrocarbon reserves that straddle their maritime boundaries. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's Muslimeen leader, 64-year-old Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, after spending almost eight months in jail on charges of sedition, has been granted bail in the sum of TT$400,000. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Tobago House of Assembly has allocated TT$20 million toward disaster preparedness for the year 2006. The fund has been set aside especially for the hurricane season. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A prisons officer attached to the Arouca Golden Grove Maximum State Prison in Trinidad has been shot and wounded by a gunman as bandits attempted to stage a robbery at a business establishment on Thursday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN , Trinidad: Officials from the National Security Ministry and the Trinidad and Tobago Prisons, are currently attending a major conference in Denver, Colorado on Prison Reform. read more..

WARSAW, Poland, (AFP): Leo Beenhakker, the Dutchman who led tiny Trinidad and Tobago into the World Cup finals, was Tuesday named the new coach of Poland, who made an embarrassingly early exit from the competition. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Over two hundred workers at the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, a state agency in Macoya, east Trinidad, have embarked on a series of protests against what they say are improper management practices. read more..

DALLAS, USA (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago's goalkeeping hero from the World Cup Shaka Hislop signed for MLS club Dallas from English Premiership outfit West Ham on Wednesday. The 37-year-old joins the MLS West Division leaders after an outstanding World Cup. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Two Trinidadian men employed at the Power Generation Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited have been killed and another seriously injured following an explosion on Wednesday morning. read more..

BACOLET, Trinidad: Collegiate Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Jacey Harper captured the men's and women's 100-metre dash titles at the Sagicor National Track and Field Championships held at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, on the weekend. read more..

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago talisman Dwight Yorke said he was still in the dark over his future after the West Indians' dramatic exit from the World Cup on Tuesday. Leo Beenkakker's tournament romancers lost their final Group B clash to Paraguay 2-0. read more..

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker admits his Caribbean side still lacked the competitive pace to keep up with some of the world's top sides. But after the Soca Warriors' 2-0 Group B defeat some of his players are already looking towards the World Cup in 2010. read more..

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago's dreams of qualifying for the second round of the World Cup came crashing to Earth after a 2-0 defeat to already eliminated Paraguay here Tuesday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad-born US labour union leader, Roger Toussaint, has called on the Trinidad working class to be vigilant and not to let government or foreign multi-national companies rob them of their wealth from oil and gas. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: National Security officials in Trinidad have confirmed that a third anti-crime skyship, commonly referred to as a blimp, will arrive in the country by July of this year, costing government an initial US$15 million. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Several security exercises for Cricket World Cup 2007 (CWC 2007) have already been carried out in Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and other CARICOM States. The region is at present collaborating with regional law enforcement bodies and international agencies. read more..

ROTENBURG, Germany (Reuters): England's fit-again Wayne Rooney can be the key to help Trinidad and Tobago reach the second round of the World Cup, the Caribbean team's midfielder Chris Birchall said on Monday. read more..

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFP): Tiny Trinidad and Tobago are bidding to cause an upset and create World Cup history when they face Paraguay in what promises to be a nail-biting Group B decider here on Tuesday. read more..

ROTENBURG, Germany (Reuters): Kelvin Jack looks set to start in goal for Trinidad & Tobago against Paraguay on Tuesday, with Shaka Hislop dropping to the bench, sources within the camp said on Sunday. read more..

NUREMBERG, Germany (AFP): England stuttered into the second round of the World Cup here Thursday after late goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard handed them a flattering 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. read more..

LONDON, England (AFP): British bookmakers said Wednesday they were bracing for the biggest betting mismatch in World Cup history, with only a handful of Scots backing Trinidad and Tobago to beat England. read more..

ROTENBURG, Germany (Reuters): Dwight Yorke's "intimate" relationship with Rio Ferdinand will count for nothing when he gets even more up close and personal with his friend during Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup game with England. read more..

ROTENBURG, Germany (Reuters): The president of Trinidad & Tobago is so confident the Caribbean team can pull off another World Cup shock against England on Thursday he has extended his stay in Germany. read more..

BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AFP): They might be giants, but Trinidad and Tobago defender Dennis Lawrence is playing down the chances of a 'Battle of the Beanpoles' when he comes up against England's Peter Crouch on Thursday. read more..

BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AFP): England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is poised to unleash Wayne Rooney upon Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday as his team seeks to wrap up qualification from Group B. read more..

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara paid tribute to the achievement of his native Trinidad and Tobago in earning a surprise draw in their first ever match at the World Cup. read more..

BERLIN, Germany (AFP): 'Together we aspire together we achieve' -- seldom could a team's motto have been more appropriate than for the 'Socaboys' of Trinidad and Tobago following their battling 0-0 draw with Sweden in the World Cup. It was just another remarkable sporting exploit. read more..

DORTMUND, Germany (AFP): Sweden's Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg believes his team should have beaten Trinidad and Tobago by at least four goals instead of allowing the 10-man Caribbean side to escape with a 0-0 draw. read more..

DORTMUND, Germany (AFP): Goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, who was called into the team at the last minute, pulled off a string of fine saves to give 10-man Trinidad and Tobago a courageous 0-0 draw with Sweden on their World Cup finals debut on Saturday. Hislop proved to be the star of the show. read more..

ROTENBURG, Germany: Trinidad and Tobago's coach Leo Beenhakker is hoping his team can use their recent experience from warm-up matches as preparation to face some of the top European teams in the 2006 World Cup tournament. read more..

ROTENBURG, Germany: Trinidad and Tobago's Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker has confirmed he will not be using captain Dwight Yorke as an out-and-out striker for their first FIFA World Cup tournament group match, which is scheduled for Saturday. read more..

BREMEN, Germany (AFP): Sweden suffered a blow 48 hours away from their opening World Cup salvo against Trinidad and Tobago when goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson was ruled out after taking a shot from former Rennes team-mate Kim Kallstrom in the face. read more..

BREMEN, Germany (AFP): Shaka Hislop may have to settle for a place on the substitutes bench when Trinidad and Tobago make their first-ever World Cup appearance against Sweden in Dortmund on Saturday. read more..

WUEMME, Germany (Reuters): Trinidad & Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker says his players know him so well he does not need to tell them his side for their opening Group B game against Sweden on Saturday. read more..

BREMEN, Germany (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago flew in on Sunday for their first ever appearance in the World Cup finals. The Caribbean squad, coached by Dutchman Leo Beenhakker, completed their series of warm-ups with a 3-0 defeat to fellow finalists the Czech Republic on Saturday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters): Football fever has gripped Trinidad and Tobago, the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup finals in Germany. The former British colony is living up to its carnival reputation with parties celebrating the achievement of the Soca Warriors. read more..

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters): Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker dismissed claims that his side were tired ahead of their opening World Cup game after they ground out a 2-1 win against German third division side St Pauli on Monday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: What was once Trinidad and Tobago's highest national award, the 'Trinity Cross', is no more. Prime Minister Patrick Manning made the announcement in Parliament on Friday that the Trinity Cross will be replaced. read more..

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Reuters): Striker Jan Koller notched a pair of goals and Pavel Nedved added another as the Czech Republic beat Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 on Saturday in their final tune-up ahead of the World Cup finals. Trinidad and Tobago are making their first appearance in the World Cup finals. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Two men, one from Trinidad and the other from Tobago, who reportedly stole a bank vault containing more than TT$340,000 in cash and bank equipment, appeared before a San Fernando court on Wednesday. read more..

NEW YORK, USA: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy has taken Trinidad and Tobago's opposition leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, to task over what the Institute says are apparently unfounded, racist comments. read more..

BERLIN, Germany (AFP): Thirty-two teams have qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals which take place in Germany from June 9-July 9. AFP has prepared factfiles on all the finalists. Following is a factfile on Trinidad and Tobago. read more..

GRAZ, Austria: Trinidad and Tobago suffered a minor set-back in their preparation for next month's World Cup in Germany after they were beaten by an inexperienced Wales side in their latest warm-up match on Saturday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, has postponed the country's local government elections for one year, elections which normally would have been held by July of this year. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: As Trinidad and Tobago continues to experience high liquidity, the latest data released by the Central Statistical Office suggest that inflation continues to be a major economic challenge for the country. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's striker Dwight Yorke said he has no intentions of retiring from international football, despite the announcement by teammate Russell Latapy, who made his last international appearance on home soil against Peru. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's Opposition Party, the United National Congress, is asking that investigations be conducted into the role of the Prime Minister, Chief Magistrate, and Attorney General in the ongoing controversy surrounding Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Four years ago, Chris Birchall was just another England fan watching the World Cup on television at his local pub. But this summer the Port Vale midfielder will line up at the greatest footballing show on earth -- for Trinidad and Tobago. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): His wildest hell-raising days might be behind him, but Dwight Yorke is determined to give Trinidad and Tobago's fans something to party about at the World Cup. read more..

PARIS, France (AFP): Fancy making an outside bet for the World Cup? How about Spain? South Korea? Costa Rica? Trinidad and Tobago? What unites all these teams is that they wear red, a colour that some scientists say gives such an advantage in sport that it should even be regulated. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Police in Tobago have discovered the body of a British national on the island. The body, that of a male, was found at a house at Post Office Street in Buccoo, Tobago around 5pm on Sunday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, says there will be no attempt by him at this time to recommend to the President that the Chief Justice ought to be investigated or removed from office. Prime Minister Manning also said it was his duty to speak out. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Attorney General, John Jeremie, has released a statement criticising the Council of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago over its public comments concerning the Basdeo Panday trial and controversy involving the Chief Justice. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker has unveiled his final squad of 23 for the World Cup, axing utility player Anthony Rougier from his preliminary line-up named last month. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Eight people in Trinidad had to be rushed to hospital for emergency medical treatment when a faulty, leaking gas line from a peanut vendor exploded on Independence Square in Port of Spain on Thursday evening. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma has reacted to statements made against him by Chief Magistrate Shermon McNicols that he (Sharma) attempted to influence the outcome of the Basdeo Panday integrity trial. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A major Hindu organisation in Trinidad, the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, wants the Commissioner of Police to arrest American televangelist Benny Hinn as soon as he arrives in Trinidad later this month. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Estate Police Association, which represents over two thousand state enterprise security officers, is threatening to go to the industrial court if the issue relating to better salaries for workers is not addressed. read more..

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad: The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Unit has received several enquiries regarding a supposedly impending earthquake and subsequent tsunami to affect Trinidad. read more..

Christian Research Service is just one discernment ministry among many ministries worldwide that has spent years conducting extensive research on Benny Hinn, and informing the body of Christ about Hinn's false teachings, false prophecies, false healings, and lavish lifestyle. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): The bookmakers might have made them the longest of long shots, but Trinidad and Tobago are odds on to be every neutral fan's favourite when they make their World Cup debut. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: On Tuesday police in Trinidad police were still on the hunt for suspects believed to be connected to the wounding and robbery in Port of Spain of two Church missionary workers from Texas, USA. read more..

NEW YORK, USA: Dr James Hepple, Trinidad and Tobago’s Director of Tourism, says targeting the country's own expatriate nationals is part and parcel of the twin-island republic's plans to attract tourists from North America. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank, in one of its latest financial reports, has maintained its policy of absorbing the country's current liquidity levels through the issue of short and medium-term instruments. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Port of Spain civil court in Trinidad is expected to give its decision on May 3 as to whether or not an independent arbitration panel hearing an interconnection rate dispute between the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) and Digicel has the right to make interim decisions regarding rates. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday, who has been sentenced for two years hard labour for breach of the country's Integrity in Public Life Act, has been granted bail in the sum of TT$300,000 pending appeal. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's Police Commissioner, Trevor Paul has reacted to a report on police killings in the country and is urging Amnesty International not to prejudge the matter as it relates to Trinidad and Tobago. read more..

LONDON, England: In a report published Wednesday, Amnesty International argues that structural reforms within the police forces of Trinidad and Tobago are key to regaining community support, essential for preventing and combating crime in the country. read more..

Your correspondent from Trinidad, Stephen Cummings, was quick to report on Wednesday April 12, "A long-running maritime law battle between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago has ended with a victory for Trinidad". read more..

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad: The Seismic Research Unit will, this week, host world-renowned volcanologist, Professor Steve Sparks, as an eminent speaker for the University of the West Indies’ Distinguished Open Lecture Series. Professor Sparks has conducted field work in at least sixteen countries. read more..

LONDON, England: Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop says he is looking forward to playing in his first World Cup finals this summer after coming back from a minor set back in his career last year. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's former Prime Minister, and sitting Opposition leader, Basdeo Panday has been found guilty by a Trinidad court for failing to declare monies held in a London bank account. read more..

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: Several Trinidad and Tobago players preparing for the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany have been invited to appear for a President's XI side to tackle Grenada's national team in two home friendly matches later this month. read more..

LONDON, England: Caribbean Net News has learnt that Trinidad and Tobago's veteran forward, Dwight Yorke, has been linked with a move to English Coca-Cola Football League Championship side Luton Town. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a US firm for the establishment of an ethylene plant at Point Lisas, South Trinidad. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Caribbean and international environmentalists meeting in Trinidad will try to develop a Caribbean Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) strategy and action plan ahead of the much anticipated International Whaling Commission (IWC 58) meeting in St Kitts this June. read more..

LONDON, England: Caribbean strikers, Jamaican Reggae Boy Ricardo Fuller and Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warrior Kenwyne Jones, each hit the back of the net as Southampton beat Millwall 2-0 in the English Championship on Monday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Some twenty-four environmental experts from across the Caribbean region are expected to meet in Trinidad this week to discuss ways of dealing with threats to whales. read more..

CARSON, USA: Trinidad and Tobago's Cornell Glen had a dream start for his new club Los Angeles Galaxy in the U.S. Major Soccer League (MLS) on Saturday night at The Home Depot Center when he scored both goals in his team's 2-1 victory over Chivas USA. read more..

CARSON, USA: Trinidad and Tobago international Cornell Glen has joined Jamaican Reggae Boy Tyrone Marshall at U.S. Major League side Los Angeles Galaxy after Colorado Rapids exchanged the striker for their natural third round pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago's 'Soca Warriors' named a 24-man squad for the FIFA World Cup here Wednesday, with coach Leo Beenhakker planning to cut one player after a May 10 home friendly with Peru. read more..

ORLANDO, USA: Two corporate security consulting firms -- one based in the United States and the other in Trinidad & Tobago -- have formed an alliance to offer a wider range of security services to clients in the Caribbean basin. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Two of Trinidad's latest kidnap victims, used car dealers Joey Alexander, and Ramesh Mahabir, who were kidnapped earlier this week, have been released by their abductors. read more..

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP): Canada deported three Caribbean-born men late Wednesday with links to a Pakistan terror group and considered "a security risk" who had earlier been convicted of trying to bomb a Hindu temple, officials told AFP Thursday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: After nine months of a fierce telecom trade war between Trinidad's telecommunications company, TSTT, and newcomer Digicel over interconnectivity, Digicel has finally opened its doors to the Trinidad and Tobago public, promising better service to mobile customers. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Members of the Trinidad police Inter Agency Task Force are saying that they have infiltrated a major kidnapping ring after seizing a cache of arms, genuine army uniforms, bulletproof vests and tie straps. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's National Security Minister, Senator Martin Joseph, has admitted that certain types of homicides now occurring in the country remain a real challenge for government but has vowed to put measures in place to deal with the situation. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Members of two of Trinidad and Tobago's most powerful business organizations -- the South and Central Chambers of Commerce -- are calling on government immediately to address a number of issues, including the recent murder of six-year-old Sean Luke. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Affairs Minister, Knowlson Gift, sees the supply of energy-based products to the region as vital to the survival of CARICOM member states. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A combined team of local and foreign police officers in Trinidad have led to the detention of two persons believed to be connected with the murder of six-year-old US citizen, Sean Luke. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Venezuelan Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Ambassador Hector Azócar, says the cordial relationship between the Trinidad and Tobago government and Venezuela is now permanent. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has decided to increase the 'Repo' rate by 25 basis points from 6.5 percent to 6.75 percent with effect from Tuesday March 28, 2006. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The government of Trinidad and Tobago will invest US$250 million to assist its cash-strapped national airline, BWIA. The announcement was made by the country's Ambassador Plenipotentiary, John Donaldson. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Two prisons officers attached to Trinidad's Maximum Security State Prison have been charged with possession of narcotics while others are accused of supplying cellular phones to prison inmates. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): The body of a six-year-old American boy has been found naked, burned and buried in a shallow grave close to his parents home in Trinidad and Tobago, police said Tuesday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: There is speculation that Oma Panday, wife of Opposition leader Basdeo Panday, could take the witness stand this week to testify in his ongoing Integrity in Public Life trial being conducted at the Port of Spain Magistrates' court. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Integrity in Public Life trial against Trinidad's Opposition Leader Basdeo has taken a new twist, with Panday saying that £119,000 (TT$1.3 million) deposited in a joint account with his wife, Orma Panday, in London was a gift. read more..

PARIS, France (Bloomberg): Royal Dutch Shell Plc has one word to offer on the subject of its musical oil barrels. "What?" says Shell spokeswoman Alexandra Wright in London. The World Cup is about to change Shell's tune. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Lawyers for Trinidad and Tobago opposition leader, Basdeo Panday, in his Integrity in Public Life trial on Wednesday failed to have a senior government minister, Labour Minister Danny Montano, implicated during legal arguments as one of those persons in breach of the country's Integrity in Public Life Act. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Government plans on spending an estimated TT$50 million per year for the crime-fighting skills of the 39 Scotland Yard police officers expected here at the end of April. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The defence team of Trinidad's opposition leader Basdeo Panday in his Integrity in Public Life trial is claiming abuse of process saying that there are several other top government officials who have been in breach of the country's Integrity in Public Life Act. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday is calling on the country's Registrar of the Integrity Commission to investigate the 2003 and 2004 declarations of assets made by Prime Minister Patrick Manning and his wife, Senator Hazel Manning. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: According to recent reports, officers from Brtiain's Scotland Yard will be arriving in Trinidad and Tobago at the end of April. A news release from the Ministry of National Security says that the officers are specialised forensic investigators. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: There are reports in Trinidad that charges of corruption are likely to be laid against a number of top public officials for their involvement in a multi-million dollar desalination plant contract. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago National Council on Alcoholism and other Addictions (NCAA) has expressed outrage at the alarming number of road accidents attributed to drunk driving. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Parents, students and staff of Sacred Heart Girls Primary School in Port of Spain, Trinidad held a silent march around the institution on Wednesday in protest against a pigeon infestation problem. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Until recently, the Local Organising Committee of Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors football team was planning a cultural programme to heighten awareness for local players and the country before and during the 2006 World Cup in Germany. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Ministry of Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago has banned all poultry products imported from France. As an additional precautionary measure, a temporary ban on live birds and eggs will remain in effect until further notice. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A controversy is now brewing in Trinidad and Tobago as to whether one of the country's national instruments, the steelpan, will be allowed to accompany the nation's senior footballers to the World Cup in Germany. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Several inmates at the Trinidad Golden Grove Prison in Arouca east of the capital, Port of Spain, have continued to accuse the authorities of gross mistreatment of prisoners. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Planning and Development, Camille Robinson Regis, has sent a strong warning to persons and organizations constructing unauthorized cellular tower facilities in the country. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Ministry of Education in Trinidad says, despite continued criticisms being leveled against the country's education system, it is tackling the many deficiencies ultimately affecting the nation's children. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Another key member of the Opposition (UNC) United National Congress party in Trinidad has resigned. UNC member and Member of Parliament for St. Joseph, Gerard Yetming, made the announcement on Wednesday during a press conference. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma, believes imposing shorter jail sentences for persons found guilty of crimes against persons and society, could be a way of dealing with what has been noted as worsening prison conditions in the country. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Parliamentarians and lawmakers in Trinidad may soon consider bringing new legislations to deal with reports of malpractice by doctors and other medical personnel at the nation's public hospitals. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: An American Boeing 757 jet was on Monday forced to make an emergency landing at Port of Spain Piarco International Airport in Trindad, the second aircraft to do so in less than three months. read more..

LONDON, England (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago Head Coach Leo Beenhakker paid tribute to the contributions of Dwight Yorke and Collin Samuel after his side beat Iceland 2-0 at Loftus Road on Tuesday, but admitted there is much to do before the Soca Warriors are ready for the World Cup. read more..

LONDON, England (AFP): Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke struck twice as Trinidad and Tobago began their preparations for the World Cup in style here on Tuesday, recording a comfortable 2-0 victory over Iceland. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Telecommunications Authority will hold the first hearing in two weeks' time regarding a dispute between mobile operator Digicel and the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago, (TSTT) over interconnection rates. read more..

MELBOURNE, Australia: Trinidad and Tobago men's 4x100m relay team has been tipped by track officials as favourites for the gold medal at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, despite the presence of Asafa Powell, the world's fastest man, in Jamaica's line up. Jamaica has collected four relay medals at these Games. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Reports of a fire at the Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank Towers on Independence Square, Port of Spain, sent firefighters rushing to the scene on Tuesday morning, only to find out there was a false alarm. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Roy Austin, on Tuesday told a Rotary Club group in Port of Spain that the presence of the US FBI in the country is making a positive difference in the fight against crime. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Xinhuanet): Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning said Monday his country will continue unswervingly to adhere to the one-China policy and looks forward to closer relations between his country and China. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago Law Association has threatened to take disciplinary action against its members who are practicing attorneys - members it says engage in interviews giving sensitive information about cases to the media. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Atlantic Liquefied Natural Gas Company, one of Trinidad and Tobago's biggest revenue earners, on Friday had its first Head of State visit after President George Maxwell Richards accepted an invitation to tour the company's Point Fortin Facility in south Trinidad. read more..

FLORIDA, USA: US Major League soccer club Real Salt Lake on Saturday released six of its players, including Trinidad and Tobago's international Leslie "Tiger" Fitzpatrick to reduce their active roster. read more..

LONDON, England (AFP): A 24-year-old Trinidadian man was charged Saturday with the attempted murder of a probationary policewoman who was shot and injured as she chased a suspected burglar in the east of England, police said. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A team of investigators probing Wednesday's massive fire on Frederick Street in Port of Spain say they have found from their initial inquiries that the blaze, which gutted several buildings, including damage to a Republic Bank Branch, had been deliberately set. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's former Olympic medalist, sprinter Ato Boldon, was on Tuesday sworn in as an opposition UNC Senator making him the youngest senator in the Trinidad Parliament. 32-year-old Boldon took the oath of office, replacing former senator Roy Augustus, who resigned a few days ago. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning has admitted that cross-border talks had broken down after the signing of the PetroCaribe agreement with Venezuela last July. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A huge fire in downtown Port of Spain Trinidad has gutted a Republic Bank Branch and several other adjoining buildings located at the corner of Queen and Frederick streets in the heart of the city. No one was reported injured at the time of the blaze. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A Trinidadian radio disc jockey is now in police custody after he was caught on Saturday evening attempting to traffic TT$800,000 worth in liquid cocaine through Port of Spain's Piarco International Airport. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Several key members of the United National Congress (UNC), the main opposition party in Trinidad, have been publicly voicing their dissatisfaction with the leadership style of opposition leader Basdeo Panday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Four Tobagoian men have appeared before a Scarborough Magistrate charged in connection with attacking three British golfers on the island. With an anticipated large group of foreigners traveling to Tobago for the February 2006 Carnival season, police have now stepped up patrols in and around many of the tourist sites. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Triple world record holder Brian Lara, the West Indies batting maestro, received high praise from several cricket officials in Trinidad and Tobago for his role in the country's recent Carib Beer Series success. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Caricom leaders have begun gathering in Port of Spain, Trinidad for the 17-Inter-sessional Caricom Heads of government conference to be held at the island's Hilton hotel on February 9-10. read more..

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A five wicket haul from man-of-the-match Mervyn Dillon anchored Trinidad and Tobago to their first regional first-class title in 21 years after completing a comprehensive 264-run victory over Barbados on the fourth and final day of their final preliminary match in the Carib Beer Series on Sunday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's chief magistrate, Shermon McNicolls, will on Monday begin the preliminary inquiry against nine persons, including three members of the Trinidad and Tobago defense force, accused of the kidnapping and murder of 62-year-old US war veteran, Balram Maharaj. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's Muslin leader, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, now being held on separate charges of terrorism for seditious statements made last year against the Trinidad Muslim community, could be made to pay some TT$31 million in compensation for the destruction of state property. read more..

TOKYO, Japan (AFP): Trinidad international and former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke wants to play in Japan for a few months from the end of Australia's A-League season until the World Cup in Germany in June, a press report said Tuesday. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Anti-crime talks between the Trinidad government and the opposition are expected to resume this week. Prime Minister Patrick Manning and a government team are expected to meet with opposition leader Basedo Panday and a UNC team. read more..

MELBOURNE, Australia: Trinidad and Tobago's duo Marc Burns and Darrel Brown are the latest additions to the star-studded 100-metre field for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia in March. Last season the pair helped Trinidad claim a silver medal in the men's 4x100 relay. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Four American nationals were questioned over the weekend by Trinidad immigration authorities after a plane in which they were traveling made an unscheduled landing around 4:15 Sunday morning at the Piarco International Airport. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Special investigators and US FBI officials in Trinidad working along with members of the island's Anti-Kidnapping Squad believe they have cracked a major kidnapping ring that has been operating in the country. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad : Four soldiers of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force have been arrested and are to be charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 62-year-old US war veteran Balram Maharaj. read more..

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: West Indies triple world record holder Brian Lara will miss Trinidad and Tobago's seventh round Carib Beer Series match against the Windward Islands this weekend, after he was ordered by his doctor on Wednesday to rest his injured knee. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Digicel, the fastest growing Caribbean mobile telecommunications company, has announced a two-year partnership with Trinibagonian soca diva Destra Garcia as part of Digicel’s continued commitment to the growth of soca
music and carnival festivities in the region... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Dr. Lenny Saith is Trinidad and Tobago's new Minister of Energy.
The announcement was made on Monday by Prime Minister Patrick Manning. Dr. Saith
is currently Minister of Public Administration and Information and will now have
additional responsibilities for matters of energy... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad Government has agreed to implement parts of a controversial Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
which have been engaging the attention of labour unions and other interests
groups in the country... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Doctors in Cuba have given Trinidad and Tobago's Prime
Minister Patrick Manning a clean bill of health following his visit to the
island last week for a medical check up... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, including Trinidad and Tobago, will from February 9 to 10 participate in the upcoming 17th Inter-Sessional
Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad's
opposition leader, Basdeo Panday could go on trial this week for a breach of
the country's Integrity in Public Life Act. Panday, who is also a former
Prime Minster, has been charged with failing to declare his finances to the
Trinidad Integrity Commission relating to a London bank account... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Police in Trinidad have charged three persons in connection with the abduction and murder of 62-year-old US war veteran, Balram Maharaj.
The suspects are now to appear in a Port of Spain court... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Health Minister John Raheal has assured the Trinidad
and Tobago population that there is no outbreak of the H5NI strain of bird flu
in the country. The Minister's response follows the deaths of over 2,000 chickens at a poultry farm in Cumuto
just east of the capital Port of Spain... read more...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Anthony Warner, who keeps goal for English Premier League side Fulham
United, has joined Trinidad and Tobago's national football team in preparation
for the upcoming World Cup tournament in Germany in the summer... read more...

PORT
OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister Eric Williams has
resigned from the government. The Minister's resignation follows a
financial scandal in which Williams is alleged to have accepted TT$75,000 in bribe money in return for giving government contracts to a local government councilor, Dhansam Dansook... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Left-arm spin bowler Dave Mohammed captured five wickets to lead hosts Trinidad and Tobago to a 282 run win over defending champions Jamaica in their third round Carib
Beer Cricket Series match at the Sir Frank Worrell Grounds, St Augustine on
Monday... read more...

PORT
OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of
Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister, Eric Williams. Minister Williams is wanted on seven
fraud charges arising out of allegations of financial bribes from a local
government councilor, Dansam Dhansook, over two years ago in return for
lucrative government contracts... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Over 60 police officers attached to the St Joseph
police station in Trinidad, just west of the capital Port of Spain, staged a
walk out from their station post last week, saying they were no longer prepared
to work in a dilapidated building, which has become both a physical and a health
hazard for police officers... read more...

ST
JOHN’S, Antigua: The availability of cement on the local market to supply the
construction industry, especially the new Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, has been
the subject of attention over the past few weeks by the Antigua and Barbuda
government. An urgent mission was mounted by Ambassadors Shoul and Henry
to Trinidad... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The authorities in Trinidad and Tobago are now
considering the introduction of a gun amnesty aimed at getting guns off the
streets and so reduce the number of firearms-related crimes in the country... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The dual island nation of Trinidad & Tobago, famous for its Carnival and eclectic culture, has established the Tourism Development Company of Trinidad & Tobago Limited (TDC)
as their tourism agency... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner on Tuesday
lashed out at international media accusing two journalists, one in Trinidad and
the other an accomplished English author, of attempting to sully his reputation
and putting his family's safety at risk... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Two suspected bombers who were arrested last Friday at a house in Concorde Gardens Arima, east of Trinidad's
capital, Port of Spain, are still in police custody and continue to be
interrogated by Interpol and intelligence officers... read more...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The achievement of full employment and an unprecedented level of economy prosperity for nationals are what citizens
of Trinidad and Tobago can look forward to in 2006... read more...